GIAC Job Trends in Reading

Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for GIAC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 - 97
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.20% - 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% - 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,532 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,368 - -
75th Percentile £69,203 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £65,368 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - +7.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Reading

GIAC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Reading.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 183 410 548
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 36.45% 35.04% 53.67%
Number of salaries quoted 86 136 343
10th Percentile £28,000 £38,880 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £53,760
Median % change year-on-year - +6.96% -0.12%
75th Percentile £73,438 £75,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £82,500 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £62,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% +14.68% +3.81%

GIAC
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GIAC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.

GIAC job vacancy trend in Reading

GIAC
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing GIAC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing GIAC

GIAC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DTS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (100.00%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC